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SO Profitability Ratio

Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Gross Profit Margin (Q1 MRQ) 80.31 % 69.14 % 56.17 % 46.08 %
Gross Margin (Q1 TTM) 55.61 % 62.53 % 55.3 % 46.3 %
Gross Profit Margin 5 Yr. Avg. 30.69 % 59.88 % 53.04 % 48.95 %
EBITDA Margin (Q1 MRQ) 28.2 % 28.87 % 22.42 % 20.49 %
EBITDA Margin (Q1 TTM) 34.39 % 29.33 % 24.57 % 20.13 %
EBITDA Margin 5 Yr. Avg. 39.06 % 28.56 % 24.82 % 23.41 %
Operating Margin (Q1 MRQ) 24.03 % 21.15 % 16.83 % 16.05 %
Operating Margin (Q1 TTM) 32.94 % 20.34 % 18.12 % 16.34 %
Operating Margin 5 Yr. Avg. 21.7 % 18.02 % 17.11 % 19.26 %
Pre-Tax Profit Margin (Q1 MRQ) 18.65 % 15.26 % 12.05 % 13.96 %
Pre-Tax Profit Margin (Q1 TTM) 16.62 % 13.68 % 12.88 % 13.09 %
Pre-Tax Profit Margin 5 Yr. Avg. 15.85 % 11.71 % 12.09 % 13.52 %
Net Margin (Q1 MRQ) 15.93 % 14.58 % 10.94 % 11.42 %
Net Margin (Q1 TTM) 14.05 % 12.94 % 11.74 % 10.76 %
Net Margin 5 Yr. Avg. 13.4 % 10.78 % 10.37 % 10.8 %



Business Segment Profit Margin
 
Other
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Residential
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Commercial
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Industrial
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Retail electric revenues
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Natural gas distribution revenues
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Transportation
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Wholesale electric revenues
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PPA energy revenues
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PPA capacity revenues
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Non-PPA revenues
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Other natural gas revenues
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Gas marketing services
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Other revenues
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Other revenue sources
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ALABAMA POWER CO
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ALABAMA POWER CO Residential
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ALABAMA POWER CO Commercial
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ALABAMA POWER CO Industrial
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ALABAMA POWER CO Other
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ALABAMA POWER CO Retail electric revenues
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ALABAMA POWER CO Wholesale electric revenues
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ALABAMA POWER CO PPA energy revenues
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ALABAMA POWER CO PPA capacity revenues
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ALABAMA POWER CO Non-PPA revenues
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ALABAMA POWER CO Other revenues
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ALABAMA POWER CO Other revenue sources
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GEORGIA POWER CO
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GEORGIA POWER CO Residential
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GEORGIA POWER CO Commercial
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GEORGIA POWER CO Industrial
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GEORGIA POWER CO Other
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GEORGIA POWER CO Retail electric revenues
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GEORGIA POWER CO Wholesale electric revenues
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GEORGIA POWER CO PPA energy revenues
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GEORGIA POWER CO PPA capacity revenues
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GEORGIA POWER CO Non-PPA revenues
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GEORGIA POWER CO Other revenues
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GEORGIA POWER CO Other revenue sources
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MISSISSIPPI POWER CO
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MISSISSIPPI POWER CO Residential
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MISSISSIPPI POWER CO Commercial
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MISSISSIPPI POWER CO Industrial
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MISSISSIPPI POWER CO Other
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MISSISSIPPI POWER CO Retail electric revenues
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MISSISSIPPI POWER CO Wholesale electric revenues
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MISSISSIPPI POWER CO PPA energy revenues
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MISSISSIPPI POWER CO PPA capacity revenues
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MISSISSIPPI POWER CO Non-PPA revenues
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MISSISSIPPI POWER CO Other revenues
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MISSISSIPPI POWER CO Other revenue sources
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SOUTHERN POWER CO
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SOUTHERN POWER CO Wholesale electric revenues
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SOUTHERN POWER CO PPA energy revenues
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SOUTHERN POWER CO PPA capacity revenues
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SOUTHERN POWER CO Non-PPA revenues
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SOUTHERN POWER CO Other revenues
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SOUTHERN POWER CO Other revenue sources
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SOUTHERN Co GAS
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SOUTHERN Co GAS Natural gas distribution revenues
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SOUTHERN Co GAS Residential
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SOUTHERN Co GAS Commercial
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SOUTHERN Co GAS Transportation
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SOUTHERN Co GAS Industrial
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SOUTHERN Co GAS Other
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SOUTHERN Co GAS Other natural gas revenues
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SOUTHERN Co GAS Gas marketing services
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SOUTHERN Co GAS Other revenue sources
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Traditional Electric Companies Wholesale revenues affiliates SOUTHERN POWER CO
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Electric Utilities
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Traditional Electric Companies
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Eliminations
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Eliminations SOUTHERN Co GAS
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Eliminations Electric Utilities
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All Other
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All Other SOUTHERN Co GAS
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Reportable ALABAMA POWER CO
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Reportable GEORGIA POWER CO
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Reportable MISSISSIPPI POWER CO
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Reportable SOUTHERN POWER CO
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Electric Utilities Eliminations
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Gas distribution operations SOUTHERN Co GAS
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Gas Pipeline Investments SOUTHERN Co GAS
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Gas marketing services SOUTHERN Co GAS
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Company's Cashflow Profitability & Other



Profitability Ratios Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Free Cash Flow Margin (Q1 MRQ) -20.46 % -14.01 % -6.92 % 1.39 %
Free Cash Flow Margin (Q1 TTM) -11.49 % -7.08 % -1.81 % 9.11 %
Free Cash Flow Margin 5 Yr. Avg. - 1.44 % 5.43 % 15.58 %
Net Cash Flow Margin (Q1 MRQ) -7.78 % 0.21 % -1.02 % 0.13 %
Net Cash Flow Margin (Q1 TTM) -4.46 % 0.28 % -0.1 % 1.85 %
Net Cash Flow Margin 5 Yr. Avg. - 1.36 % 1.07 % 6.44 %
Effective Tax Rate (Q1 MRQ) 14.56 % 6.64 % 11.57 % 18.83 %
Effective Tax Rate (Q1 TTM) 15.47 % 7.29 % 10.93 % 19.44 %
Effective Tax Rate 5 Yr. Avg. 15.14 % 7.65 % 8.12 % 19.76 %
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